The Firecraft Journal is an independent firecraft desk writing about how fires actually start — bow drill, flint and steel, ferro rods, and cooking over coals.
Every method entry leads with fire safety and local fire restrictions, then documents the same facts up front: the method, the fuel, the tinder, the difficulty, how it behaves in wet weather, and the key safety note. That shared shape lets you compare a bow drill against a ferro rod on the same page.
We follow Leave No Trace and wildfire-safety guidance, and we treat every technique as general outdoor education rather than a substitute for local rules or professional instruction.